Method of manufacture of a custom garment



Oct. 1o, 1967 y A N. D. ADDARIO 3,345,645

METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A CUSTOM GARMENT Filed Feb. 3, 1964 INVTOR /Mt'Xfl/VDER` M /AaaAR/o A TTORJVEYS United States Patent O 3,345,645 METHOD F MANUFACTURE 0F A CUSTOM GARMENT Alexander N. Di Addario, 8888 The Fairways, Clarence, N.Y. 14031 Filed Feb. 3, 1964, Ser. No. 342,131 4 Claims. (Cl. 2-115) This invention relates to clothing manufacturing and marketing processes, and more particularly to an improved method for reducing the cost and delivery delays associated with custom making of clothing of the shirt, blouse, or jacket types, or the like.

It is a primary object of the invention to provide an improved form of semi-finished clothing stock pieces such as may be readily altered (finished) and assembled by a minimum of operations to produce a finished custom measured and styled garment, to the taste of any customer.

i Another object is `to provide an improved line of stock pieces as aforesaid such as may be conveniently and inexpensively stocked by a retail merchant for example, who will then be in position to quickly supply a large variety of customers with individually styled and sized and fitted garments.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIGS. 1 and 2 are front elevational views of typical stock pieces from which a finished custom tailored mans shirt may be quickly and easily assembled in accordance with the invention as shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 1 illustrates a torso stock piece lll, while FIG. 2 illustrates a sleeve stock piece 12; two of which will be assembled to complete a mans dress shirt as shown in FIG. 3. The torso portion Ill comprises an out-size back panel 14 and two out-size front panels 16, 16; pre-sewn together at the shoulder seams 18 and pre-fitted with a collar of a designated style and size as shown at 20. Also, the front panels are provided with the conventional buttons 22, button holes 2'4, and breast pocket 26, if desired. It is to be understood that the merchant practicing the present invention will carry in stock a line of shirt torso pieces as illustrated by FIG. 1 having collars of different sizes and styles already fixed thereto. Thus, the stock will be labelled and classified on the merchants shelves according to the collar style and size (as well as according to material, color, etc.). The sleeve pieces 12 will also be carried in stock and classified according to material and color; but generally speaking will otherwise be all the same; out-size dimensioned, and pre-fitted with cuffs 28, buttons 30, and button holes 3'2. If desired, the stock of sleeves may be provided with a range of differently sized cuffs. Or, the merchant may stock the torso pieces, the collar pieces, the pocket pieces, the sleeve pieces and the cuff pieces separately; and buttons of various types and styles may also be separately stocked, for final custom fitting and assembly to suit every taste and whim of the purchaser.

It is, however, a feature of the present invention that the torso pieces are not pre-sewn at their side seams; nor are the sleeve pieces pre-sewn at their back seams. Then when a customer is measured, the stock pieces are simply cut down to proper size and then assembled as shown in FIG. 3. For example, the arm hole portions of the shirt panels are cut such as indicated at 34, 34, and the side panels are cut as indicated at 36, 36, to provide the finished shirt with the desired shoulder-width and body girth measurements; to suit the measurements and/ or the style preferences of the customer. The sleeve pieces are cut such as indicated at 38, 40 (FIG. 2) to provide the desired sleeve length and fullness measurements. The sleeve seams are then sewn, and they are then set and sewn in place in the arm hole portions of the torso stock piece 10; whereupon a custom-built shirt is provided. All of these cutting and sewing operations are of such simple nature that they may be performed by a worker of average skill.

It will be appreciated that the method of the invention minimizes the number of customer measurements to be taken and makes it practicable to provide a service featuring prompt delivery of a custom-like garment substantially from stock. Furthermore, this service substantially reduces the number of size combinations (such as collar sizes and sleeve lengths) required to be carried in stock; and thereby facilitates the custom-fitting of a larger variety of customers lfrom the same volume of stock. Because the stock pieces may all be pre-frabricated to a minimized range of sizes in accord with mass production methods, substantial overall economies are effected and the customer may be supplied a custom-built garment at lower cost than heretofore.

It is an added advantage of the method of the invention that the customer service phase of the operation may be practiced with ease by a typical retail establishment. Hence, the more fastidious customers may be offered an inexpensive but new convenience and facility, thereby enhancing the retailers service to the customers. It will of course be understood that although only one form of the invention has been illustrated and described in detail herein various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. The method of fabricating a custom made shirt from a supply of shirt making stock pieces including separate torso and sleeve pieces; said torso pieces each comprising a back panel and two front panels and a collar portion sewn together only at the contiguous shoulder and neck portions thereof and being over-sized girthwise and at the armhole portions thereof, said sleeve pieces having finished cuffs thereon and being over-sized in length and in width dimensions and being open along the lengthwise seam portions thereof, said method com. prising:

fitting a torso stock piece to a customer and cutting the front and back panels thereof to a preferred girth and armhole dimension pattern,

sewing the front and back panels together to provide the shirt side seams,

fitting the sleeve stock pieces to the customer and cutting them girthwise and lengthwise to suit the customer,

and then sewing the sleeve side seams and then sewing the sleeves into the armhole portions of the torso stock piece.

2. The method of fabricating a custom-made type shirt from a supply of shirt making stock pieces including separate torso and sleeve pieces; said torso pieces each comprising a back panel and two front panels and a collar portion sewn together at the contiguous shoulder and neck portions thereof and being over-sized girthwise and at the armhole portion thereof, said sleeve pieces having finished cuffs sewn thereon and being over-sized in length and width dimensions and being open along the lengthwise seam portions thereof, said method comprising:

fitting a torso stock piece to a customer and cutting the front and back panels thereof to a preferred girth and armhole dimension pattern,

sewing the `front and back panels together to provide the shirt side seams,

cutting down the sleeve stock pieces to suit the customer in girth and length dimensions,

then sewing the sleeve side seams,

and then sewing the sleeves into the armhole portions of the torso stock piece.

3. The method of making a custom-made type garment from a supply of stock pieces including separate torso and sleeve pieces; said torso pieces each comprising a back panel and a front panel and a collar, said panels and collar being sewn together only at the contiguous shoulder and neck portions thereof and said panels being over-sized girthwise and at the armhole portions thereof, said sleeve pieces being oversized in length and width dimensions and being open along the lengthwise seam portions thereof, said method comprising:

fitting a torso stock piece to a customer and cutting the front and back panels thereof to a preferred girth and armhole dimension pattern,

sewing the front and back panels together to provide the shirt side seams,

tting the sleeve stock pieces to the customer and cutting them girthwise and lengthwise to suit the customer,

then sewing the sleeve side seams,

and then sewing the sleeves into the armhole portions of the torso stock piece.

4. The method of fabricating a custom-made garment from a supply of stock pieces including separate torso and sleeve pieces; said torso pieces each including a back panel and a front panel and a collar portion sewn together at the contiguous shoulder and neck portions thereof and being over-sized girthwise and at the armhole portions thereof, said sleeve pieces having finished cuffs thereon and being over-sized in length and in width dimensions and being open along the lengthwise seam portions thereof, said method comprising:

fitting a torso stock piece to a customer and cutting the front and back panels thereof to a preferred girth and armhole dimension pattern, sewing the front and back panels together to provide the shirt side seams, cutting down the sleeve stock pieces to tit the customer in girthwise and lengthwise dimensions, then sewing the sleeve side seams, and then sewing the sleeves into the armhole portions of the torso stock piece.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 175,160 3/1876` Popper 2-115 188,640 3/1877 Keep 2-115 2,147,054 y2/ 1939 Pearson 2-125 JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

RICHARD SCANLAN, JR., Examiner. 

1. THE METHOD OF FABRICATING A CUSTOM MADE SHIRT FROM A SUPPLY OF SHIRT MAKING STOCK PIECES INCLUDING SEPARATE TORSO AND SLEEVE PIECES; SAID TORSO PIECES EACH COMPRISING A BACK PANEL AND TWO FRONT PANELS AND A COLLAR PORTION SEWN TOGETHER ONLY AT THE CONTIGUOUS SHOULDER AND NECK PORTIONS THEREOF AND BEING OVER-SIZED GIRTHWISE AND AT THE ARMHOLE PORTIONS THEREOF, SAID SLEEVE PIECES HAVING FINISHED CUFFS THEREON AND BEING OVER-SIZED IN LENGTH AND WIDTH DIMENSIONS AND BEING OPEN ALONG THE LENGTHWISE SEAM PORTIONS THEREOF, SAID METHOD COMPRISING; FITTING A TORSO STOCK PIECE TO A CUSTOMER AND CUTTING THE FRONT AND BACK PANELS THEREOF TO PREFERRED GIRTH AND ARMHOLE DIMENSION PATTERN, SEWING THE FRONT AND BACK PANELS TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THE SHIRT SIDE SEAMS, FITTING THE SLEEVE STOCK PIECES TO THE CUSTOMER AND CUTTING THEM GIRTHWISE AND LENGTHWISE TO SUIT THE CUSTOMER, 